Professional Cloud Administrator Cloud is blurring the lines for administrators, will your skills prevail?
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Professional Cloud Administrator As cloud computing continues to evolve, so does the role of the administrator. The Cloud Credential Council (CCC) Professional Cloud Administrator (PCA) certification systematically lays out the core components of the cloud administrator function and necessary skills. The administrator role is becoming increasingly blurry as various components of the IT infrastructure shift to external cloud providers. Outsourcing and offshoring services and strategies combined with the consolidation across traditional infrastructure silos (i.e. server, network, storage) caused by cloud require dynamic administrators. Administrators must be knowledgeable and proficient across component infrastructure areas (i.e. server, OS, network, storage), as opposed to specializing in a single area. The administrative remit is broadening to
“The administrator role is becoming increasingly blurry as various components of the IT infrastructure shift to external cloud providers.”
include IT environments that are elastic and involve self-service administration via third parties (e.g. database administrator, products build manager, etc.) that may have limited or multi-tenant access controls available to them. The PCA Certification showcases your administrative experience in a cloud environment. Demonstrate you are capable of managing the various stakeholders within the enterprise and able to maximize the opportunities offered by cloud with a PCA.
Quick Facts
Resources Lack of cloud resources/ expertise is the top concern for
Challenges In addition to cloud expertise/
32% of organizations. RightScale
resource being the top concern in 2016, managing multiple cloud services, costs and performance made the top 8 challenges. RightScale
Role The administrator role has developed beyond systems and networks to depth of knowledge and
Market The cloud market continues to grow, with forecasts predicting it will
spans multiple areas including business value and leadership skills. TechTarget
reach US $ 204B in 2016, 16.5% increase over the $175 billion market in 2015. Gartner
Demand Cloud and distributed computing is the most sought after skill on LinkedIn globally. LinkedIn
Certification Highlights Types of cloud environments -
Cloud administration technology -
understand cloud environment controls,
virtual networks, storage and computing,
hosting, ITO outsourcing, CoLoc, onshore
and application management in the
and offshore vs. cloud.
cloud.
Cloud capacity planning -
Cloud provisioning - capacity
policy management and third-party
management, service desk management,
management.
and cloud provisioning/ automation
Security - administration, compliance and certification.
management.
Related Certifications The image simply illustrates potential professional development routes one may take and is not intended as a recommendation. The image does not include all certifications on the market and is not a ranking of skill level, sequence or quality of the certifications.
Why VendorNeutral Certification? Many cloud and analytics technology vendors offer their own training programs. These are important for understanding how to get the most value from the environment they provide. However, how do you keep yourself relevant, and organizations ensure employees can adapt, when technology evolves? Vendor-neutral certification provides an overarching foundation in core concepts and best practices. It ensures business success is not dependent on a specific technology, and you are able to offer real business value irrespective of the selected technical environment. Make better choices, and lead your organization through the evolving technology landscape.
üüMake Better Choices üüPrevent Vendor-Lock-In üüOffer Real Business Value
Why Role-Based Certification? Vendor-neutral cloud computing and data analytics training often cover one aspect of these technologies. In reality, the average job role requires a mix of several aspects. Thus, a well-rounded view of these technologies is necessary to successfully apply it in your work. This puts a burden on professionals to take multiple trainings to fulfill the requirements of their job and career aspirations. The CCC role-based certification program consolidates all aspects of the required knowledge and skills for a certain role into one certification. You can therefore efficiently and effectively gain the knowledge and skills they need from a single training - and it fits the demands of your job or future role.
Cloud Credential Council The Cloud Credential Council (CCC) is an international memberbased organization mandated to drive cloud readiness through effective competence development. The CCC has established critical cloud certifications for key IT roles in order to cultivate cloud-ready IT professionals. The certification scheme was developed after several years research investment in all key IT roles led by industry experts in conjunction with the leading technology vendors in the cloud computing arena.